Brian Geraghty

Actor Brian Geraghty made a strong impression when he faced off against Jake Gyllenhaal in the Desert Storm marine drama, "Jarhead" (2005). His subsequent war film about the United States' subsequent...
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Actress Krysten Ritter is hoping to kickstart 2014 with a new friendship after striking up a conversation with her childhood crush Jared Leto online. The Breaking Bad star took to her Twitter.com blog in the early hours of Thursday (02Jan14) to praise the actor/rocker for his performance as a HIV-positive transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club, and she was stunned to receive a response from Leto himself.
She tweeted, "I've been in love w/ (with) @JaredLeto since I was 10. He is so amazing in Dallas buyers (sic)! What a talent!"
The compliment prompted Leto to reply, "Thx (thanks) so much Krysten Xo", to which Ritter wrote back, "@JaredLeto follow me so I can send you my number... it's a new year- i'm being bold".
It is not yet known if Leto reacted to Ritter's invite to give her a call.
The actress has been dating Boardwalk Empire actor Brian Geraghty since 2011.

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After the central story of Nucky Thompson's conflicted enmity with protegee Jimmy Darmody was set to an ill-conceived rest, the show seemed to have set in place a new "villain of the season" formula - a phenomenon we could more or less guess was set to become tradition even in its first incarnation, Season 3's Gyp Rosetti, played by Bobby Cannavale. Already upping the ante in both quality and quantity, Season 4 seems to be presenting a dichotomy of danger in its two newest and most interesting characters. First, we have the way-younger-than-he-looks Brian Geraghty as Prohibition Agent Warren Knox, a character who puts on a dopey shtick (think Woody Harrelson in Cheers) to cover up his sinister, corrupt internality (think Woody Harrelson in Natural Born Killers). A fun watch in the contrast of his doe-eyed demeanor and his sociopathic machinations, Knox's introduction into the life of Nucky this week gives us hope for Boardwalk's fourth season. Whereas Gyp Rosetti was a firecracker who just kept acting loonier, dissolving his actions of any real surprise or emotional impact, Knox seems far more unpredictable. We don't know his angle. We just know he has one.
Also creeping his way into Nucky Thompson's life is one Dr. Valentin Narcisse, who takes a more sophisticated, almost Bond villain-like approach to criminality. Narcisse represents Cora Pastor — the woman who entangled Dunn Purnsley in a perverse act of sadomasochism that provoked him to kill her husband — not to mention an impassioned albeit slow-cooking movement for the progression of blacks in America. Narcisse views himself, and Nucky, as a king, bent on seizing the coveted Atlantic throne. Again, Narcisse is already proving to be a good deal more fun than Rosetti was. Sure, we've seen the eloquent and poised evil mastermind explored time and time again in film and television, but there's an added bonus here: Jeffrey Wright. A cinematic vet who could very well make the stoic, soft-spoken Narcisse into something more than a rehashed trope.
Another perk of this week's episode: its reunion with one of the series' best characters and performers: Nelson Van Alden/Harold Muller, played consistently charmingly by Michael Shannon. The disgraced lawman has become a glorified thug for Chicago's Irish mobster O'Banion... but succumbs to the threats and calls of Chicago's Italian crook Al Capone. Wading between two crime kingpins is not exactly an ideal lot, especially for the psychologically rattled Van Alden, who has got two children and a wife to care for. And ugh, that apartment does need a good wall papering.
Which of this season's new baddies are you gearing up to enjoy the most? The dopey crooked cop or the affluent, poised crime genius?
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Summer Series: ABC's saucy new drama, Mistresses, finally has a premiere date. The nighttime soap, starring Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan as a group of friends trying to navigate the dating world and maintain worthwhile relationships, will debut Monday, May 27 at 10 PM ET/PT on ABC. Monday nights will be relationship-centric on the network this summer, as The Bachelorette will also premiere in May. The annual dating reality competition will premiere at 9 PM ET/PT on the 20th before moving to its regular 8 PM time slot the following week. Meanwhile, Scott Foley announced on Twitter that his seven-episode Fox comedy, The Goodwin Games, will debut Monday, May 20 at 8:30 p.m. The comedy, about dysfunctional siblings competing to earn their father's fortune, was originally slated for midseason. [ABC/Twitter]
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Robocop: Michael Ealy has landed the lead in the new Bad Robot/J.H. Wyman scifi pilot about Los Angeles policemen and their robot partners (seriously). Set in the near future, the show is described as an "action-packed buddy cop show where all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like android." Ealy will play the robot half of the main partnership, Dorian, "who understands humanity more than" his partner, the yet-to-be-cast John Kennex. [Deadline]
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Narc: HBO has added The Hurt Locker and Flight actor Brian Geraghty to the cast of Boardwalk Empire for Season 4. He'll play a prohibition agent "with ulterior motives" assigned to Atlantic City. [Deadline]
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Robert Zemeckis is a blockbuster director at heart. Action has never been an issue for the man behind Back to the Future. When he puts aside the high concept adventures for emotional human stories — think Forrest Gump or Cast Away — he still goes big. His latest Flight continues the trend revolving the story of one man's fight with alcoholism around a terrifying plane crash. Zemeckis expertly crafts his roaring centerpiece and while he finds an agile performer in Denzel Washington the hour-and-a-half of Flight after the shocking moment can't sustain the power. The "big" works. The intimate drowns.
Washington stars as Whip Whitaker a reckless airline pilot who balances his days flying jumbo jets with picking up women snorting lines of cocaine and drinking himself to sleep. Although drunk for the flight that will change his life forever that's not the reason the plane goes down — in fact it may be the reason he thinks up his savvy landing solution in the first place. Writer John Gatins follows Whitaker into the aftermath madness: an investigation of what really happened during the flight Whitaker's battle to cap his addictions and budding relationships that if nurtured could save his life.
Zemeckis tops his own plane crash in Cast Away with the heart-pounding tailspin sequence (if you've ever been scared of flying before Flight will push into phobia territory). In the few scenes after the literal destruction Washington is able to convey an equal amount of power in the moments of mental destruction. Whitaker is obviously crushed by the events the bottle silently calling for him in every down moment. Flight strives for that level of introspection throughout eventually pairing Washington with equally distraught junkie Nicole (Kelly Reilly). Their relationship is barely fleshed out with the script time and time again resorting to obvious over-the-top depictions of substance abuse (a la Nic Cage's Leaving Las Vegas) and the bickering that follows. Washington's Whitaker hits is lowest point early sitting there until the climax of the film.
Sharing screentime with the intimate tale is the surprisingly comical attempt by the pilot's airline union buddy (Bruce Greenwood) and the company lawyer (Don Cheadle) to get Whitaker into shape. Prepping him for inquisitions looking into evidence from the wreckage and calling upon Whitaker's dealer Harling (John Goodman) to jump start their "hero" when the time is right the two men do everything they can to keep any blame being placed upon Whitaker by the National Transportation Safety Board investigators. The thread doesn't feel relevant to Whitaker's plight and in turn feels like unnecessary baggage that pads the runtime.
Everything in Fight shoots for the skies — and on purpose. The music is constantly swelling the photography glossy and unnatural and rarely do we breach Washington's wild exterior for a sense of what Whitaker's really grappling with. For Zemeckis Flight is still a spectacle film with Washington's ability to emote as the magical special effect. Instead of using it sparingly he once again goes big. Too big.
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The former Breaking Bad star, 30, has been dating Geraghty since last year (11) and she insists their relationship status is perfect as it is.
Ritter tells Playboy magazine, "I was never the little girl who dreamed about a wedding or a big white dress. I don't think I'm sour on marriage. I just don't know if I'm the type.
"Marriage seems scary to me. I'm in a serious relationship. We have a dog together. We live five minutes from each other. It's heaven. I think that might be the key: separate houses, separate bank accounts. Why mess with that?"

The joy imparted by a vigilant ensemble cast can apex at levels of spiritual significance. Jamie Linden's directorial debut, Ten Year, is just a step below nirvana.
The comedy-drama about a ten year high school reunion, the most decadently Kafkaesque events in American culture, has released its first set of images highlighting its powerhouse of a performing team. Channing Tatum will lead the pack alongside the spine-shivering Rosario Dawson.
Also on board are the comedic Justin Long, the dramatic Anthony Mackie, the charismatic Chris Pine, the satiric Anna Faris, the socialistic Max Minghella, the marshallistic Brian Geraghty, the playlistic Ari Graynor... and the passably-clever-monkers-istic Jenna Dewan, Scott Porter, Oscar Isaac, and Kate Mara. The real kicker: this film will feature BOTH of Parks &amp; Recreation's newlyweds, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt.
If you're head's not spinning from the plethora of talent on hand in Ten Year, take a look at the first photos from the film below:
Source: Indiewire

The stars sparked speculation of a romance after they were spotted enjoying a night out together in New York City on Friday (11Mar11).
A source tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "Geraghty had his arm around Ritter briefly as they chatted with their group of friends."
Ritter's spokesperson has now confirmed the relationship, telling the publication, "They are dating."
The pair is set to appear onscreen in upcoming romantic comedy, Audrey Hepburn's Neck, about a Japanese man obsessed with thin western women. They were due to start filming in Tokyo, Japan next month (Apr11), but it is thought the shooting will be pushed back due to the recent earthquake and tsunami in the country.

Screenwriter Jamie Linden has been blessed with an extraordinary cast for his directorial debut, the ensemble drama Ten Year. In fact, he seems to be picking prime talent from his past cinematic endeavors. Starting with just Channing Tatum (who also will produce the picture) and wife Jenna Dewan, the cast has grown to include a slew of young stars, including Chris Pine, Anna Faris, Brian Geraghty, Anthony Mackie, Kate Mara, Chris Pratt, Justin Long and Scott Porter (Mackie, Mara, Porter, Tatum and Geraghty all appeared in either Dear John or We Are Marshall, both which Linden penned).
Now The Hollywood Reporter says that Rosario Dawson and Lynn Collins have signed up to work on the film as well, rounding out the cast as it prepares to shoot early next year. The story focuses on a group of friends who reunite ten years after their high-school graduation. Sounds a bit like The Big Chill, which can't hurt it's potential to succeed, but I'd like to know a little bit more about where the plot will go before I sing any praises.
Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill are producing along with Tatum and his 33andOut Prods. partner Reid Carolin. The film shoots in New Mexico and all parties are eying a late 2011 release, so keep an eye out for this one.
Source: THR

Well this is a change of pace: next up for the network behind Attack of the Show and Campus PD is "Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan", a Hurt Locker-inspired reality show that follows a U.S Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Comcast-owned G4 network, which ordinarily focuses on video game and related "male" programming, has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of Bomb Patrol, which is being billed as "a real-life version of Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker." The series will begin production alongside a new EOD unit training in the United States, and then will follow them during their deployment for several months in Afghanistan.
While the presence of such high-stakes, political subject matter on the network behind Ninja Warrior may strike some as peculiar, G4 president Neal Tiles insists that "Bomb Patrol" is still on brand. "We've always said the young male demo has extremely varied interests," said Tiles. "Both G4 and the Navy like this for the same reason: It appeals to the tech side of G4's demographic." More to the point, the addition of the wartime reality series is part of the network's larger strategy to shift from the video game-based niche it once occupied to competing for the more lucrative 'general male interest' market currently cornered by networks like Spike.
Although I was at first repulsed by the combination of the words "Hurt Locker-inspired" and "reality show" (bringing to mind some kind of sick reality competition), it does sound like Tiles and the network are taking their subject matter seriously. Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan looks to be a sobering and respectful look at the brave members of our armed forces who are putting themselves on the line each day in such a stressful and highly specialized position.
"There is simply no way to comprehend the incredible amount of pressure and split-second decision-making these individuals must undertake in the worst possible physical conditions without riding along with them as our cameras will do," Tiles said in a recent statement. "This is a rare opportunity to showcase the work of the courageous men and women on the front lines and share with our viewers all the real-life drama, teamwork, danger and triumph that goes along with this specialized job."
G4 has signed a special agreement with the U.S. Navy to film Bomb Patrol - presumably involving a number of restrictions and limitations to protect both the crew and the members of the EOD unit - but the military will not have any creative control over the show's production, network representatives said.
Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan will premiere this spring.

The actor admits he had a great time at the Academy Awards and even spent part of the night wandering around with director Kathryn Bigelow's award - but the people he spoke to at Madonna's post-show party no longer take his calls.
He tells BlogTalkRadio.com says, "It was a little overwhelming because a lot of people want to talk to you. When things are good people want to talk to you and when things are bad they don't care.
"Tell you what, I'm unemployed. I'm thinking about getting a bartending job or collecting unemployment because I'm broke!"

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Actor Brian Geraghty made a strong impression when he faced off against Jake Gyllenhaal in the Desert Storm marine drama, "Jarhead" (2005). His subsequent war film about the United States' subsequent war, "The Hurt Locker" (2009), also rated among his most acclaimed works. Fresh-faced, clean-cut and sporting the physique of a lifelong surfer, Geraghty was courted for manly fare like sports films, but he also showed range with Terry Zwigoff's indie "Art School Confidential" (2006) and Emilio Estevez' "Bobby" (2006). After his auspicious Hollywood start the actor lost some momentum, but his starring role in the Oscar-winning Best Picture "The Hurt Locker" reintroduced him to audiences and film critics who were even more captivated the second time around.